Current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1969-70 through 2004-05

[In thousands of current dollars]

State or jurisdiction

1969-70

1979-80

1980-81

1989-90

1990-91

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-041

2004-05

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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13

14

15

16

17

United States

$34,217,773

$86,984,142

$94,321,093

$188,229,359

$202,037,752

$243,877,582

$255,106,683

$270,174,298

$285,485,370

$302,876,294

$323,888,508

$348,360,841

$368,378,006

$387,593,617

$403,390,369

$424,562,095

Alabama

422,730

1,146,713

1,393,137

2,275,233

2,475,216

3,026,287

3,240,364

3,436,406

3,633,159

3,880,188

4,176,082

4,354,794

4,444,390

4,657,643

4,812,479

5,164,406

Alaska

81,374

377,947

476,368

828,051

854,499

1,020,675

1,045,022

1,069,379

1,092,750

1,137,610

1,183,499

1,229,036

1,284,854

1,326,226

1,354,846

1,442,269

Arizona

281,941

949,753

1,075,362

2,258,660

2,469,543

3,144,540

3,327,969

3,527,473

3,740,889

3,963,455

4,288,739

4,846,105

5,395,814

5,892,227

6,071,785

6,451,870

Arkansas

235,083

666,949

709,394

1,404,545

1,510,092

1,873,595

1,994,748

2,074,113

2,149,237

2,241,244

2,380,331

2,505,179

2,822,877

2,923,401

3,109,644

3,546,999

California

3,831,595

9,172,158

9,936,642

21,485,782

22,748,218

25,949,033

27,334,639

29,909,168

32,759,492

34,379,878

38,129,479

42,908,787

46,265,544

47,983,402

49,215,866

50,918,654

Colorado

369,218

1,243,049

1,369,883

2,451,833

2,642,850

3,232,976

3,360,529

3,577,211

3,886,872

4,140,699

4,401,010

4,758,173

5,151,003

5,551,506

5,666,191

5,994,440

Connecticut

588,710

1,227,892

1,440,881

3,444,520

3,540,411

4,247,328

4,366,123

4,522,718

4,763,653

5,075,580

5,402,836

5,693,207

6,031,062

6,302,988

6,600,767

7,080,396

Delaware

108,747

269,108

270,439

520,953

543,933

694,473

726,241

788,715

830,731

872,786

937,630

1,027,224

1,072,875

1,127,745

1,201,631

1,299,349

District of Columbia

141,138

298,448

295,155

639,983

647,901

666,938

679,106

632,952

647,202

693,712

780,192

830,299

912,432

902,318

1,011,536

1,023,952

Florida

961,273

2,766,468

3,336,657

8,228,531

9,045,710

11,019,735

11,480,359

12,018,676

12,737,325

13,534,374

13,885,988

15,023,514

15,535,864

16,355,123

17,578,884

19,042,877

Georgia

599,371

1,608,028

1,688,714

4,505,962

4,804,225

6,136,689

6,629,646

7,230,405

7,770,241

8,537,177

9,158,624

10,011,343

10,853,496

11,630,576

11,788,616

12,528,856

Hawaii

141,324

351,889

395,038

700,012

827,579

1,028,729

1,040,682

1,057,069

1,112,351

1,143,713

1,213,695

1,215,968

1,348,381

1,489,092

1,566,792

1,648,086

Idaho

103,107

313,927

352,912

627,794

708,045

951,350

1,019,594

1,090,597

1,153,778

1,239,755

1,302,817

1,403,190

1,481,803

1,511,862

1,555,006

1,618,215

Illinois

1,896,067

4,579,355

4,773,179

8,125,493

8,932,538

10,640,279

10,727,091

11,720,249

12,473,064

13,602,965

14,462,773

15,634,490

16,480,787

17,271,301

18,081,827

18,658,428

Indiana

809,105

1,851,292

1,898,194

4,074,578

4,379,142

5,243,761

5,493,653

6,055,055

6,234,563

6,697,468

7,110,930

7,548,487

7,704,547

8,088,684

8,524,980

9,108,931

Iowa

527,086

1,186,659

1,337,504

2,004,742

2,136,561

2,622,510

2,753,425

2,885,943

3,005,421

3,110,585

3,264,336

3,430,885

3,565,796

3,652,022

3,669,797

3,808,200

Kansas

362,593

830,133

958,281

1,848,302

1,938,012

2,406,580

2,488,077

2,568,525

2,684,244

2,841,147

2,971,814

3,264,698

3,450,923

3,510,675

3,658,421

3,718,153

Kentucky

353,265

1,054,459

1,096,472

2,134,011

2,480,363

2,988,892

3,171,495

3,382,062

3,489,205

3,696,331

3,837,794

4,047,392

4,268,608

4,401,627

4,553,382

4,812,591

Louisiana

503,217

1,303,902

1,767,692

2,838,283

3,023,690

3,475,926

3,545,832

3,747,508

4,029,139

4,264,981

4,391,189

4,485,878

4,802,565

5,056,583

5,290,964

5,554,766

Maine

155,907

385,492

401,355

1,048,195

1,070,965

1,281,706

1,313,759

1,372,571

1,433,175

1,510,024

1,604,438

1,704,422

1,812,798

1,909,268

1,969,497

2,056,266

Maryland

721,794

1,783,056

1,937,159

3,894,644

4,240,862

5,083,380

5,311,207

5,529,309

5,843,685

6,165,934

6,545,135

7,044,881

7,480,723

7,933,055

8,198,454

8,682,586

Massachusetts

907,341

2,638,734

2,794,762

4,760,390

4,906,828

6,062,303

6,435,458

6,846,610

7,381,784

7,948,502

8,564,039

9,272,387

9,957,292

10,281,820

10,799,765

11,357,857

Michigan

1,799,945

4,642,847

5,196,249

8,025,621

8,545,805

10,440,206

11,137,877

11,686,124

12,003,818

12,785,480

13,994,294

14,243,597

14,975,150

15,674,698

15,983,044

16,353,921

Minnesota

781,243

1,786,768

1,900,322

3,474,398

3,740,820

4,622,930

4,844,879

5,087,353

5,452,571

5,836,186

6,140,442

6,531,198

6,586,559

6,867,403

7,084,005

7,310,284

Mississippi

262,760

756,018

716,878

1,472,710

1,510,552

1,921,480

2,000,321

2,035,675

2,164,592

2,293,188

2,510,376

2,576,457

2,642,116

2,853,531

3,059,569

3,243,888

Missouri

642,030

1,504,988

1,643,258

3,288,738

3,487,786

4,275,217

4,531,192

4,775,931

5,067,720

5,348,366

5,655,531

6,076,169

6,491,885

6,793,957

6,832,454

7,115,207

Montana

127,176

358,118

380,092

641,345

719,963

844,257

868,892

902,252

929,197

955,695

994,770

1,041,760

1,073,005

1,124,291

1,160,838

1,193,182

Nebraska

231,612

581,615

629,017

1,233,431

1,297,643

1,594,928

1,648,104

1,707,455

1,743,775

1,821,310

1,926,500

2,067,290

2,206,946

2,304,223

2,413,404

2,512,914

Nevada

87,273

281,901

287,752

712,898

864,379

1,186,132

1,296,629

1,434,395

1,570,576

1,738,009

1,875,467

1,978,480

2,169,000

2,251,044

2,470,581

2,722,264

New Hampshire

101,370

295,400

340,518

821,671

890,116

1,053,966

1,114,540

1,173,958

1,241,255

1,316,946

1,418,503

1,518,792

1,641,378

1,781,594

1,900,240

2,021,144

New Jersey

1,343,564

3,638,533

3,648,914

8,119,336

8,897,612

10,776,982

11,208,558

11,771,941

12,056,560

12,874,579

13,327,645

14,773,650

15,822,609

17,185,966

18,416,695

19,669,576

New Mexico

183,736

515,451

560,213

1,020,148

1,134,156

1,441,078

1,517,517

1,557,376

1,659,891

1,788,382

1,890,274

2,022,093

2,204,165

2,281,608

2,446,115

2,554,638

New York

4,111,839

8,760,500

9,259,948

18,090,978

19,514,583

22,989,629

23,522,461

24,237,291

25,332,735

26,885,444

28,433,240

30,884,292

32,218,975

34,546,965

36,205,111

38,866,853

North Carolina

676,193

1,880,862

2,112,417

4,342,826

4,605,384

5,440,426

5,582,994

5,964,939

6,497,648

7,097,882

7,713,293

8,201,901

8,543,290

8,766,968

8,994,620

9,567,000

North Dakota

97,895

228,483

254,197

459,391

460,581

534,632

557,043

577,498

599,443

625,428

638,946

668,814

711,437

716,007

749,697

786,870

Ohio

1,639,805

3,836,576

4,149,858

7,994,379

8,407,428

10,030,956

10,408,022

10,948,074

11,448,722

12,138,937

12,974,575

13,893,495

14,774,065

15,868,494

16,662,985

17,167,866

Oklahoma

339,105

1,055,844

1,193,373

1,905,332

2,107,513

2,763,721

2,804,088

2,990,044

3,138,690

3,332,697

3,382,581

3,750,542

3,875,547

3,804,570

3,853,308

4,161,024

Oregon

403,844

1,126,812

1,292,624

2,297,944

2,453,934

2,948,539

3,056,801

3,184,100

3,474,714

3,706,044

3,896,287

4,112,069

4,214,512

4,150,747

4,199,485

4,458,028

Pennsylvania

1,912,644

4,584,320

4,955,115

9,496,788

10,087,322

11,587,027

12,374,073

12,820,704

13,084,859

13,532,211

14,120,112

14,895,316

15,550,975

16,344,439

17,680,332

18,711,100

Rhode Island

145,443

362,046

395,389

801,908

823,655

1,050,969

1,094,185

1,151,888

1,215,595

1,283,859

1,393,143

1,465,703

1,533,455

1,647,587

1,765,585

1,825,900

South Carolina

367,689

997,984

1,006,088

2,322,618

2,494,254

2,920,230

3,085,495

3,296,661

3,507,017

3,759,042

4,087,355

4,492,161

4,744,809

4,888,250

5,017,833

5,312,739

South Dakota

109,375

238,332

242,215

447,074

481,304

612,825

610,640

628,753

665,082

696,785

737,998

796,133

819,296

851,429

887,328

916,563

Tennessee

473,226

1,319,303

1,429,938

2,790,808

2,903,209

3,540,682

3,728,486

4,145,380

4,409,338

4,638,924

4,931,734

5,170,379

5,501,029

5,674,773

6,056,657

6,446,691

Texas

1,518,181

4,997,689

5,310,181

12,763,954

13,695,327

17,572,269

18,801,462

20,167,238

21,188,676

22,430,153

25,098,703

26,546,557

28,191,128

30,399,603

30,974,890

31,919,107

Utah

179,981

518,251

587,648

1,130,135

1,235,916

1,618,047

1,719,782

1,822,725

1,916,688

2,025,714

2,102,65

2,250,339

2,374,702

2,366,897

2,475,550

2,627,022

Vermont

78,921

189,811

224,901

546,901

599,018

665,559

684,864

718,092

749,786

792,664

870,198

934,031

992,149

1,045,213

1,111,029

1,177,478

Virginia

704,677

1,881,519

2,045,412

4,621,071

4,958,213

5,750,318

5,969,608

6,343,768

6,736,863

7,137,419

7,757,598

8,335,805

8,718,554

9,208,329

9,798,239

10,705,162

Washington

699,984

1,825,782

1,791,477

3,550,819

3,906,471

5,138,928

5,394,507

5,587,803

5,987,060

6,098,008

6,399,885

6,782,136

7,103,817

7,359,566

7,549,235

7,870,979

West Virginia

249,404

678,386

754,889

1,316,637

1,473,640

1,758,557

1,806,004

1,847,560

1,905,940

1,986,562

2,086,937

2,157,568

2,219,013

2,349,833

2,415,043

2,527,767

Wisconsin

777,288

1,908,523

2,035,879

3,929,920

4,292,434

5,422,264

5,670,826

5,975,122

6,280,696

6,620,653

6,852,178

7,249,081

7,592,176

7,934,755

8,131,276

8,435,359

Wyoming

69,584

226,067

271,153

509,084

521,549

577,144

581,817

591,488

603,901

651,622

683,918

704,695

761,830

791,732

814,092

863,423

Other jurisdictions

American Samoa

—

—

—

21,838

24,946

28,643

30,382

33,780

33,088

35,092

42,395

40,642

46,192

47,566

55,519

58,163

Guam

16,652

—

—

101,130

116,406

161,434

158,303

156,561

168,716

—

—

—

—

—

182,506

—

Northern Marianas

—

—

—

20,476

26,822

45,008

44,037

53,140

56,514

50,450

49,832

49,151

46,508

50,843

47,681

58,400

Puerto Rico

—

—

713,000

1,045,407

1,142,863

1,501,485

1,667,640

1,740,074

1,981,603

2,024,499

2,086,414

2,257,837

2,152,724

2,541,385

2,425,372

2,865,945

Virgin Islands

—

—

—

128,065

119,950

122,094

122,286

122,188

131,315

146,474

135,174

125,252

107,343

125,405

128,250

137,793

— Not available.1 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Beginning in 1980-81, expenditures for state administration are excluded. Data are not adjusted for changes in the purchasing power of the dollar due to inflation. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of State School Systems, 1969-70; Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, 1979-80 and 1980-81; and Com­mon Core of Data (CCD), "National Public Education Financial Survey," 1989-90 through 2004-05. (This table was prepared July 2007.)